Italian Journal of Sports rehabilitation and Posturology

1112 -1150;

Authors: Mehul Padasala, Jaymin H Bhatt , Rosario D'Onofrio

Background: Chronic ankle Instability is characterized by recurrent giving way and often develops after repeated lateral ankle sprains.Kinesiotape is more elastic than traditional athletic tape and is becoming increasingly popular. It is reported to decrease pain, improve muscle function, circulation and proprioception, however, research examining the effects of Kinesiotape in chronic ankle instability is limited. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine if applying Kinesiotape to chronic unstable ankle may improve performance in the five functional tests -figure-of-8 hop test, side-hop test, square hop test ,single hop test, and 6 meter cross over test, which has been shown to be a sensitive and reliable measure for measuring functional performance, neuromuscular coordination, and joint stability. Method: Twenty five college level basketball players with chronic ankle instability were participated in this study. Functional performance tests are used to test the subject s joint stability under four conditions; without taping, with placebo taping, with athletic tape and with kinesio tape. Players were excluded if they had any fracture or dislocation to lower extremity. Result: Pair wise comparison of the outcome measures in the four occasions (without taping, with placebo taping, with athletic taping, and with kinesio taping) revealed statistically significant differences in all functional performance test (p=0.001). Moreover, pair wise comparison of the chronic ankle stability outcomes using athletic taping versus kinesio taping indicated a statistically significant difference (p < 0.05) in favor of kinesio taping measures. Conclusion: kinesiotape has superior effect than athletic tape in patients with chronic ankle instability and can be used safely for improving ankle joint stability and functional performance. . (Mehul Padasala, Jaymin H Bhatt , Rosario D’Onofrio - Effects of kinesio taping on functional performance test with chronic ankle instability in collegiate basketball player ; Ita. J. Sports Reh. Po.; 2019 ; 6 ; 1 ; 1112 -1150; ISSN 2385-1988 [online] IBSN 007-111-19 - 55 ; CGI J OAJI :0,101).

1168 - 1190;

Authors: Broido P., Manelli A.,Broido V.,Marini V.G.

More frequently the Stomatognatic system, anatomical and functional unity that provides digestion, breath and relation, is considered as a possible access to the postural system. Consequently all the professional figure that come or treat the postural disfunction might have an approximate objective vision of the craneo-facial district. Today, we relay on sofisticate evaluation techniques that, however, cause the risk to put the clinic evaluation and the clinic semiotic in background. That is the base of every diagnostic act in therapy. So, born the idea to make a little tool, with odontoiatric utility in an occluso-postural ottic, that provides an oggettive and multidisciplinary evaluation of the somatognatic system. The measurements let a suddivisone of three odontoiatric principal components (temporomandibular joint, chewing muscles, dental occlusion) to make an easy orientation evaluation that make a shared interface within the professional figures, that work with posture. At the same time is possible to complete the clinic with the measure of simple parameters of aesthetic and/or facial proportion. The tool let, also, to make intraoral measurements, specifically orthodontic-prosthetic. The principal goal is to of intercept and consider dental-facial and functional discrepancies of a postural deficit, with an odontoiatric discendent access. From the previous consideration the research of a proportionality in the making of the tool is in an odontoiatric multidisciplinary olistic optic.. (Broido P., Manelli A.,Broido V.,Marini V.G. L’Odontorighello : "Golden Ratio” ; Ita. J. Sports Reh. Po.; 2019 ; 6 ; 1 ;1161 - 1990; ISSN 2385-1988 [online ] IBSN 007-111-19 - 55 ; CGIJ OAJI : 0,101 ) Sempre più di frequente il sistema stomatognatico, unità anatomo-funzionale che svolge attività digestive, respiratorie e di relazione, viene considerato come possibile accesso al sistema posturale. Conseguentemente tutte le figure professionali che si avvicinano, o trattano, le disfunzioni posturali necessitano di una visione, se pur approssimativa, oggettiva del distretto cranio-facciale. Oggi ci si affida a tecniche di valutazione sofisticate, che però rischiano di mettere in secondo piano la valutazione e la semeiotica clinica, che sta sempre alla base di ogni atto diagnostico terapeutico. Nasce quindi l’idea di costruire un piccolo strumento di utilità odontoiatrica in ottica occluso-posturale, che possa permettere una valutazione oggettiva multidisciplinare dell’apparato stomatognatico. Le misurazioni permettono la suddivisione delle tre principali componenti odontoiatriche (articolazione temporo-mandibolare, muscoli masticatori, occlusione dentaria) al fine di una facile valutazione orientativa che possa creare un’interfaccia condivisa tra i professionisti che si occupano di postura. Nel contempo è possibile completare la clinica con la misurazione di alcuni semplici parametri di estetica e/o proporzioni facciali. Lo strumento permette, inoltre, di fare misurazioni intraorali specialistiche odontoiatrico-ortodontico-protesiche. L’obiettivo primario resta quello di intercettare e considerare discrepanze dento-facciali e funzionali orientate verso un deficit posturale ad accesso discendente odontoiatrico. Dalle considerazioni sovraesposte la ricerca di una proporzionalità nella costruzione dello strumento stesso in ottica estetico olistico odontoiatrico multidisciplinare. (Broido P., Manelli A.,Broido V.,Marini V.G. L’Odontorighello : "Golden Ratio” ; Ita. J. Sports Reh. Po.; 2019 ; 6 ; 1 ;1161 - 1990; ISSN 2385-198[online ] IBSN 007-111-19 – 55 ; CGIJ OAJI : 0,101 )